Cornering

[KBR]

[SIZE=4]Hey, thanks guys.[/SIZE] What a way to die! I'm sorry I wasn't able to re-reply immediately. Anyway, the car was FWD and it understeers. It's tiring to drive especially without power steering. The advice actually included left foot braking. Heh, heh. How about that? :question:

hey bro, well most FWD cars are really prone to Understeer specially in hard cornering. but there are some FWD cars that has a very neutral handling and can Understeer or even Oversteer at a given rate of speed. and also, about Left Foot braking, well you can also do that but only if you are going to a corner really, really fast (on both Entry and Exit cornering). but if your just cornering on a very slow-moderate speed, then you dont even need to do the Left Foot braking technique. plus, you'll just waste your brakes.

I have another query by the way, which concerns the clutch pedal. Do you step on it as an alternative to braking? I used to do that to decelerate at a lesser rate before cornering, driving an RWD. It worked for me ... but does it really?

well, about that. I dont think that releasing the Clutch (or stepping on the Clutch) can be an alternative for braking. maybe it works for regular daily driving (wether if the car is FWD or RWD). but for racing I'd keep the Clutch engaged all the time (and it dont matter how fast Im going or which gear I am at.. and again, it dont matter if its a FWD, AWD or RWD.) coz for me, keeping my Clutch engaged can help me on both Braking and Cornering (it helps you maintain faster Entry and Exit speeds too, which translates to faster lap times on the Circuit.) and the car is more predictable and controllable if you have your Clutch engaged during cornering.

anywayz, IMO and based on my experiences, the best, safest & probably one of the fastest way to enter and exit a corner is to:

-maintain the best possible (and safest possible) Speed upon entry & exit.
-maintain the best possible line through the Apex.
-be neutral on Braking (do not Trail or Late Brake too much)
-initiate the best possible Weight Transfer. (do not over speed and/or brake upon corner entry)
-Rev Matching. (always match your revs, use the Heel & Toe technique)
-Throttle Modulation. (and this will matter wether if your car is a FWD, AWD, or RWD) maintain the best possible Throttle Position during cornering.
-Steering Modulation. (maintain the best possible Steering position and angle during cornering.)



aite, peace.